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Blood drive in Champlain CHAMPLAIN — The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center ’s community blood drive is planned for Friday, June 26, at World Warehouse, 5 Coton Lane, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call the North Country Regional Blood Donor Center at 562-7406.
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NCAVI turns 20
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Hoffman seeks Republican endorsement for 23rd Congressional District seat
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RSVP Country Band member Lorraine Lafountain of Altona, at far left, performed with the band during the 20th anniversary celebration of North Country Association for the Visually Impaired. Lafountain, who receives services from NCAVI, was one of the featured performers at the celebration, held at the NCAVI office in Plattsburgh June 11.
CANTON — Doug Hoffman, a certified public accountant and community advocate in Northern New York for 32 years, has announced he is forming an exploratory committee to seek the Republican endorsement to run for the 23rd United States Congressional District. Congressman John M. McHugh, R-Pierrepont Manor, was recently nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as Secretary of the Army. Hoffman made his announcement June 16 while making stops at four locations within the 23rd District, including the Days Inn in Plattsburgh. Hoffman is a lifelong resident of the North Country and has lived in both Franklin and Essex counties graduating from Saranac Lake Central School District, as well as North Country Community College. He also attended college in Canton and received a bachelor ’s degree in accounting from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. He earned a masters in business administration majoring in finance and accounting from the University of Connecticut. From 1993-2008 Hoffman was a member of the North Elba/Lake Placid Republican Committee. He also served as chairman for five years from 2002 to 2006. Hoffman served in the U. S. Army Reserves and the New York State National Guard unit in Saranac Lake and Malone, which included training at Fort Drum. In addition, he has been a board member and treasurer of the Adirondack Council of the Boy Scouts of America, The Adirondack Economic Development Corp., the Lake Placid/Essex County Visitors Bureau, and the Lake Placid 2000 Club (organized to work toward the return of the Winter Olympics to Lake Placid). He was also president of the North Country Community College Foundation and the Adirondack Chapter of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. Currently, Hoffman is the treasurer and secretary of the Adirondack Medical Center Foundation and serves on the Finance Committee of Adirondack Medical Center. He is also on the audit committee of the Olympic Regional Development Corporation, a long standing member of the Lion’s Club and the Lake Placid Ski Club and an honorary member of the Lake Placid Fire Department. “My experiences as a CPA and an involved member of the North Country have provided me with an in-depth understanding of the issues facing the Central and Northern New York,” stated Hoffman. “I now want to serve the people of the district as their representative in Congress. I look at this as a service to my community and country.” Hoffman has worked in Connecticut for Price Waterhouse & Co., ensuring his CPA status before returning to the North Country to become the Corporate Controller for the Lake Placid 1980 Olympic Organizing Committee and starting his own CPA practice. He is now a managing partner of Dragon Benware Crowley & Co., P.C., a CPA firm which has offices
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Alan Paul Weinraub Attorney At Law
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Richard L. Foreman DMD Serving the North Country for 20 Years
General Dentistry 78 Champlain Street (Rt. 11) Rouses Point, NY 12979 (518) 297-8110 Doug Hoffman, a Republican from Canton, is seeking the 23rd United States Congressional District seat currently held by Rep. John M. McHugh, R-Pierrepont Manor. McHugh was recently nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as Secretary of the Army.
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in Malone, Lake Placid, Canton, Massena and Watertown. Through his 32 years of experience as a CPA, he has worked with thousands of individuals and businesses in the District and understands how difficult it is to make financial ends meet in Central and Northern New York. “I fully understand the legislative process through my 30 years of monitoring tax law changes as they are introduced into legislation and pass through the Congress or Assembly and the Senate to become law on both the state and federal level,” Hoffman said. “My profession as a CPA requires me to understand and comply with these tax laws as we advise our clients to plan and prepare their tax returns. As an active member of the community, I am aware of the political, economic and financial issues the district is facing.” Hoffman and his wife Carol Torrance have been married for 36 years and have three adult children, Ashleah, Douglas Torrance and Taylor.
Local girl among scholarship winners announced LAKE PLACID — The Adirondack Community Trust has announced Kirsten Boumil of Rouses Point, Chelsea LaRose of Plattsburgh, and Brittany Petro of Morrisonville are the recipients of the William T. Lowe Scholarships; each student will receive $1,000. William T. Lowe, a resident of Lake Forest Senior Living originally of Au Sable Forks, established the scholarship fund in his name in 2003. A former advertising copywriter and local business owner, Lowe is the author of three books and numerous short stories. The fund supports excellence in journalism, English or teaching for young people in the Plattsburgh region. The successful applicant must be a high-school graduate entering their freshman year in college, have high scholastic standing, illustrate creative writing skills and demonstrate a financial need.
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